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The brief sexual attitudes scale.

Clyde Hendrick¹, Susan S Hendrick, Darcy A Reich

¹Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2051, USA. clyde.hendrick@ttu.edu

Journal of Sex Research

|July 4, 2006

Summary

Researchers developed a shorter Sexual Attitudes Scale (SAS) with 23 items. This Brief SAS maintains key subscales and demonstrates strong reliability and validity for research and clinical use.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Sociology
Human Sexuality

Background:

Accurate measurement of sexual attitudes is crucial.
Existing scales can be lengthy, impacting usability.
A more efficient scale is needed for research and clinical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a brief, efficient, and psychometrically sound version of the Sexual Attitudes Scale (SAS).
To retain the multidimensional nature of the original SAS.
To validate the psychometric properties of the new brief scale.

Main Methods:

Utilized existing datasets for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to derive a 23-item scale.
Retained four subscales: Permissiveness, Birth Control, Communion, and Instrumentality.
Conducted prospective data collection to assess correlations with relationship measures.

Main Results:

A 23-item Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale (Brief SAS) was successfully developed.
The Brief SAS demonstrated strong reliability and validity.
The four subscales showed predictable correlations with relationship measures, supporting construct validity.

Conclusions:

The Brief SAS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring sexual attitudes.
Its efficiency and strong psychometric properties make it suitable for both research and clinical applications.
The scale effectively captures key dimensions of sexual attitudes.

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